GeForce GTX 560M vs Radeon Sky 500

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560M and Radeon Sky 500, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 560M stacks up against Radeon Sky 500, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 560M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 560M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 560M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560M Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 100% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 560M.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 560M has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 175 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560M.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 3550 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 35−40
ultra / 1080p 2−3 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 14−16 60−65
medium / 1080p 7−8 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 500% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560M Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name N12E-GS Pitcairn
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 30 May 2011 27 March 2013
Pipelines 192 1280
Core clock speed 775 MHz 950 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.8 billion/sec 76.00
Floating-point performance 595.2 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 154 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 192
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
SLI options 2-way
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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